"French publishers Casterman created a book to celebrate the tenth anniversary of their imprint Ã‰critures," Berry wrote.

"La Villa sur la Falaise was made up of work from ten graphic novelists from around the world: JirÃ´ Taniguchi, Nate Powell, Cati Baur, Fred Bernard, Isabel Kreitz, Gabrielle Piquet, Davide Reviati, Sylvain Saulne, Kan Takahama and m'self. We were all given the beginning of a story written by French author BenoÃ®t Sokal and challenged to finish it.

"I was actually rather pleased with my contribution, and it saddened me that no-one in the UK could read it. So I decided to rectify that."

Berry's graphic novels Britten and BrÃ¼lightly and Adamtine are both published by Jonathan Cape.